[CATV] Any Contour Flex users here?
I am contemplating switching to Contour Flex from my existing cable TV services, and wondering if anyone has experiences with it: 1. Does the streaming count against the 1TB monthly cap? 2. Is...
View Article[AZ] VPN speeds
I live in the Phoenix area. I'm looking for input from anyone who currently uses a VPN service. When not connected to a VPN, my speeds are usually about 150mbps down and 20mbps up. But once connected...
View ArticleCOX SMTP Server rejection with Outlook Live???
So what's up with that? Reading all over folks having same issue. Seems like Microsoft and Cox can't get it together with Cox's new SMTP stuff for email?
View Article[OK] internet issue packetloss?
I don't know what's going on, but i keep having issues while gaming. This has been going on for 4-5days now. Pigplotter is showing this. The last time i had issues like this, cox phone techs were...
View ArticlePublic Wifi points
They're useful sometimes when I'm out, but they've been broken for me for the last few months
View ArticleCox no longer part of cable wifi?
Seen this a few times 9n Spectrum markets. I thought cable wifi was supposed to be shared across all providers?
View ArticleDoes Cox Slow down VPNs like Private Internet Access?
I've noticed for the last 2 weeks my 300 Mbps package is down to about 75 Mbps when using PIA. This is of course using the Windows client. When PIA is off I get the full advertised speed (actually...
View ArticleMoving / Transferring / Holding @cox.net e-mail
So (hopefully) I will be accepting a new job and moving across the country in the next few months, and I know this question has been asked and answered a dozen times so sorry for asking it again. I am...
View Article[Gigablast] New Blue Light Areas?
Heard that we activated parts of Nebraska, Rhode Island and Oklahoma footprint for Gigablast yesterday. Any folks seeing blue lights?
View Article[CATV] alternitive DVR
with tivo being overpriced and cox being over priced is there any alternatives DVR looking to not have to pay a fee to use a box.
View Article[ALL] Recommendations for modem that does not have the puma 6 chipset.
I am wanting to upgrade my SB 6183 to a newer modem (Ultimate package here in OKC). Looking to avoid the headaches experienced with the SB6190. Thanks in advance.
View Article[Gigablast] Creepy Gigablast TV ads
Am I the only one that thinks that the series of Gigablast commercials with kids are getting creepier and creepier? First it was the smarmy house that talks to the kid in "soothing" tones. Please -...
View ArticleCox price increases in Oklahoma effective March 11, 2018
All amounts rounded Now 3/11/18 Increase % (unfortunately not formatted for easy reading) Flex Watch $40 $41 $1 2.5% TV Economy $35 $38 $3 8.6% TV Essential $78 $80 $2 2.6% Contour TV $82 $85 $3 3.7%...
View ArticleCox Flash-free Speed Test Down?
I didn't note the date when I first came across this, but for the about the last week, Cox's Flash-free version of their Speed Test tool has been down:...
View Article[CA] Cox you lost me at data cap!
Leaving Cox after 6 years. Jumping ship to AT&T: 50Mb Down x 10 Mb Up, Unlimited Data (no cap because of TV bundle) for $40.00 per month (after $300.00 rebates) and includes uVerse TV! 12 month...
View ArticleOpen DNS
I just ran the Namebench app, and it said OpenDNS was 43% faster than Cox's DNS. Has anyone been using OpenDNS servers instead of Cox's?
View ArticleAZ icmp ttl filtering?
I've had gigablast FTTH for almost a year now. I recently noticed that any attempt to traceroute results in truncated or incomplete results. I receive no ICMP responses past 184.178.205.236 except the...
View Article[LA] Ingress much? But Cox says it's a bad router
A family friend of mine calls me up saying the internet is down again. I already moved some splitters around in the past and put the modem on the first -3.5 leg to get the best signal, they have a new...
View ArticleOptical output on contour box out of sync
I use an HDMI cable to my Samsung tv and I connected an optical cable from the cox stb to my receiver, but the audio is slightly out of sync. If I run the optical cable from the tv it’s fine, but it...
View ArticleCox questions about technology and service
I have a few questions about a few things that I have been unable to find out. 1. Ever since Cox upgraded to 24 channels down my pings have doubled or became sporadic. When we first got upgraded in the...
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